OnePlus 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 256GB

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Comparing the OnePlus 9 vs Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 256GB across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 9 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,519, while Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 256GB scores 2,476, making OnePlus 9 the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 9 offers a screen size of 6.55 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 256GB offers 6.5 inches, making OnePlus 9 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 256GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 9's Fluid AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 256GB offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 9 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus 9 offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: OnePlus 9 delivers longer battery life with 10h 28m, while Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 256GB delivers 8h 28m, making OnePlus 9 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 256GB offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while OnePlus 9 offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 256GB the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 256GB receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OnePlus 9 is rated 7.


User Rating: OnePlus 9 receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 256GB has a rating of 4.

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Summary

Spec Score

84%
84%

Release Date

15 Apr, 2021
28 Jan, 2021

Performance

Snapdragon 888
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.73 GHz)
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
Fluid AMOLED
Super AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Mono Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4500 mAh
4500 mAh
65W Warp Charging
25W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Best-in-class performance
  • Great daylight photography
  • Fast 65W charging
  • Smooth 120Hz screen
  • Excellent display with 120Hz refresh rate
  • Flagship performance
  • Best-in-class cameras
  • Wireless charging

Cons

  • Nighttime shots need improvement
  • No wireless charging or IP rating
  • Priced on the higher side
  • Plastic back
  • Bezels are slightly big
  • Slow charging speeds

User Ratings

4.2/5
(12,220 ratings)
4/5
(1,279 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

721,282
AnTuTu Score
415,785
AnTuTu Score
10h 28m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
8h 28m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Apr 15, 2021
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v11
Android v10 (Q)

OS Updates

3 Year
N/A

Security Updates

4 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 990

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680
Octa core

2.73 GHz, Dual core, M5 Mongoose 2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 660
Mali-G77 MP11

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR5

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

721,282
415,785

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s
19.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

10.0 %
10.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

13.0 %
21.5 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Fluid AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1100 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

402 ppi
405 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

87.6 %
85.68 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

160 mm
159.8 mm

Width

73.9 mm
74.5 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

183 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle23 mm focal length 1/1.4" sensor size IMX689 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor UltraPixel BSI image sensor 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size S5K2LD ISOCELL Plus 1.6µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera73 mm focal length 1µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

8k @30 fps
4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

Video Recording Features

Super Stable
Video HDR
Bokeh portrait video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size CMOS 0.8µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 23 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Warp Charging 100% in 29 minutes
Yes 25W Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

10h 28m
8h 28m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

0h 37m 21s
1h 20m 17s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg
Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 1.45 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

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